Insect-destroyer



NTTE STATES PATENT OEETCE.

ROLAND MORRILL AND FERNANDO MORLEY, OF BENTON HARBOR,

MICHIGAN. Y

lNSECT-DESTROYER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 575,260, dated January 12, 1897'. `llmilication filed February 15, 1896. Serial No. 579,424. (No modely To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we', ROLAND MoRRILLand FERNANDO MORLEY, citizens of the United States, residing at Benton Harbor, in the county of Berrien, State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Insect-Destroyers, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in insect-destroyers, and is designed primarily as an improvement on the Patent No. 532,982, granted to us January 22,1895; and it has for its objects, among Others, to improve the same in its general construction, whereby a better result is attained, and to this end we make an improved casting whereby we obtain more compact arrangement and better working of the parts,

the device is more firmly supported in its position within the inclosing case or barrel, provision is made for drainage by a plug in the bottom of the casting, the valves are arranged more closely together, so there is less material between them, and the agitator is of novel form, carried by an adjustable clamp and pivotally supported from a frame or support which in turn is pivoted upon said clamp, whereby greater speed is attained and more violent agitation given to the material.

Other'objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appeal', and the novel features thereof will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- C Figure l is a substantially vertical section through the improved insect-destroyer with portions broken away, and Fig. 2 is a perspective detail of the agitator and its clamp and connections.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in the different views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates an ailcylinder, the lower end of which is detachably held in one of the openings of the casting B and its upper end provided with a cap A', the upper end of which is bifurcated, as shown, and receives a pin or bolt A2, upon which the operating-lever O is pivotally mounted.

D is the discharge-pipe, arranged concentrically within the air-cylinder, being detaclr ably held at its upper end in the socket d of the cap and its lower end preferably extended below the lower end of the barrel, said cap being provided with an opening d2, serving as the discharge-outlet, and to which may be connected the flexible hose or other dischargepipe through which the liquid may be conveyed to a desired point.

The casting B constitutes the body portion of the pump, and has a screwthreaded opening b, into which the lower end of the air-cylinder is engaged, and upon the other side has an opening b', into which is engaged the pumpbarrel E, the upper end of which is open and in which works the plunger F, to which is connected the plunger-rod F', the lower end of which is pivotally mounted upon a pivot f in the concavity of theplunger, and the npper end of the rod pivotally mounted, as at j, to the operatinglever C, upon one side of its pivot. The casting is provided with suitable legs or downward projections B', by which it is firmly supported `in position, and in line with the pump-barrel E is an inlet-opening g, while G is a valve pivotally mounted, as at g', within the chamber and adapted to close the inlet-opening g. B2 is an inclined partition or diaphragm arranged substantially centrally of the casting and between the opening b b thereof, and in this diaphragm is the passage c, aifordin g com munication between the two chambers of the casting, and on the inclined seat thus formed is designed to be seated the valve l-I, pivotally mounted, as at h, and adapted to be normally seated. In the bottom of the casting in line w-ith the discharge-pipe Dis an opening closed by a plug I, which is easily removed when desired to drain the casting of its contents and sediment.

J is a clamp embracing the pump-barrel and designed to be adj usted vertically thereon and held in its secured position in any suitable manner, as by bolt and nut j, the'olamp being formed, preferably, of two parts, and between the ears j' thereof is pivotally mounted upon a pivot or pin 7c the horizontal arm K,

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to the outer end of which is pivot-ally mounted, as at Z, a depending arm L, the loWer end of which is pivotally mounted, as at m, in lugs on the upper face ofthe agitator M,While to the lug fm@ projecting from the upper face of the agitator, near the outer end, is pivotally mounted, as at n, the rod N, which is pivotally connected, as at n, With the horizontal arm K, and its upper end is pivotally connected, as at N, with the operating-lever, as seen in Fig. l. The outer end of the agitator is curved downwardly, as seen at M.

In practice the pump is placed Within a suitable inclosing case or barrel O, provided with a suitable cover having slots o, through which therodslfl and N are free yto Work, the air-cylinder being passed through a suitable opening inthe head, as slioivn, and held nrm'ly in its vertieal position. t v

Irl use tlf@ liquid t., ,besniilel Ort-blown iipo'n the plants placedwithin the barrel or receptacle Q to apoint belovv the top of the pumpbarrel E, preferably, andas the opera-A ting-lever is actuated the upward 4noo vernent of the plunger causes the valve, G to open, and the liguid is drawn in through the inlet g into the compartment of thecase B, and as the plunger is forced downward the, vvalve G is closed and the valve II opened and the liquid lfenced into the vchamber of the casting beneath the air-cylinder. This operation is repetite-1.21.12 edrmbvemento the plunger.; ,and the liquid forced out through the discharge p ipeand oi 1tl et c t2 a s` will be readily understood #As the operating-lever is actuated the agitator is eause'd tobe moved rapidly, violentlyagitatingrtlilaterial in the receptac l'e., The agitatorbeingfree and disconnected frO'rntliear-Qylinder, and byrfsbn 0f S 15- QuliopnneQ-ion Wthytf@ rodNgDdtlehor- Zettel, alim K, it iS `0a1.1.se`@1..t0,t1tavel. 11.1 a Parabolic path', and the dmvnuardlyeurved outer end ,fthe yagitat'or tends to sweep the material ytoward the casting and force it under the sam e, so as to cause violent `'agitation of the material beneath the inlet-opening and prevent accurnulationof sediment at that point. .lrllo`lit0i1su.detailmay @resorted t0 temine Or .sacrificing operating-lever and a removable plug in the bottom of the casting in line with the discharge-pipe, and a connection between the lever and the plunger; substantially as described.

2. The combination With the casting having inclined diaphragm With opening and valve therefor, of the air-cylinder secured in an opening upon one side of said diaphragm, the plunger in the pump-barrel, the pumpbarrel secured in an opening on the outer side of said diaphragm, the discharge-pipe, the operating-lever, and a connection between the same and the plunger, a pivotal support mounted on the air-cylinder and an agitator pivotally supported frolnsaid pivotal support and connected with the operating-lever; substantially as described. c

3; 'Ilh'e combination With the operating-lever, 'of a pivoted horizontal arm, an agitator pivotally suspended froinsaid arm, anda rod connected-iviththe operating-lever, and pivotallyfconnectejd with the agitator and with said arm; substantially described.

LL. The combination With the air-cylinder, of a clamp thereon, an' arm pivotally mounted on the clamp, a Vdepending arm pvotally mounted o n said arm, an agitator pivotally connected with said arm, the operating-lever, anda rod pivotally connected therewith and pivotally connected With the agitator and with the armc'arried by the clamp; substantially asflescribed.

5. lIn an insect-destroyer, a suspended, pivotally-monnted agitator, having its ou tei 'end cnryeddoivnward, combined with the operatinglever anda connection between said vlever and the agitatoiand p ivotally 'connected yto each, s aid connectionbeing 'pivotally connected `With thehorizontal', pivoted aiinfrom ywhich the agitator is pivotally suspended; substantially as described;

G. yIn an insect-destroyer, a sn'sp'endedpivotallyinountedagitator Ihavingits outer end curved downward, combined with ythe 'aircylinde ra clamp adjustably monnte'd on the air-cylin'der, a horizontal support pivotally mounted ontlie clamp and from the outer end of which said agitator is suspended, the operating-lever, and a connection between the same and theagitatoigsaid coi'inection being pivotally connected with the horizontal", lsuppoi-tin g-'ar1'n; :substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we 'affiir our signatures in presence of two 'Witn'efss'estx ROLAND MORRILL., FERNANDO MORLEY. lVitnesse's:

G. M. VALENTINE, AUGUST Gnoss.

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